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Peninsula Petroleum orders two bunkering vessels at Dayang Offshore
Gibraltar-based bunker company Peninsula Petroleum has placed an order at China’s Dayang Offshore Equipment for the construction of two 7,999…
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Port chaplains and the pandemic
Esteban Pacha, chair of the trustees of Stella Maris and a former ship’s captain, writes for Splash today on what…
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BIMCO works on global standard for ship hull cleaning
Shipping association BIMCO is currently working on the draft for a global set of guidelines for ship hull cleaning to…
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Six out of the top 10 carriers have now sought state aid since the start of the coronavirus pandemic
News yesterday that Pacific International Lines (PIL) is seeking a de facto state bailout has brought into sharp focus the…
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Splash Extra: Boxship tonnage providers under pressure
The troubled state of many of the world’s boxship tonnage providers is the lead story in the May issue of…
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Pangaea tops new dry bulk study
Rhode Island-based Pangaea Logistics has been crowned the best listed dry bulk company in terms of its time charter earnings…
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Blystad seeks to shore up finances at Songa Container
Arne Blystad’s Songa Container is tapping shareholders and bondholders for more equity for the second time in just over two…
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Despite Suez toll cuts, carriers continue to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope
The Suez Canal Authority might be forced to offer even greater rebates if it is not to lose more traffic…
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Kokura, the ship that helped transform containerisation, heads to Bangladesh demo yard
Costamare has announced the sale of the largest container vessel ever scrapped. Brokers Braemar ACM report that the 1997-built 7,403…
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Survey finds two-thirds of owners don’t have a decarbonisation strategy in place
A survey by classification society ABS shows that the majority of owners currently have no decarbonisation strategy in place. The…
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The case for clarifying zero emissions and decarbonisation
Greg Atkinson has been in dialogue with the IMO and the backers of the Poseidon Principles among others as he…
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Bahamas Petroleum contracts Stena drillship for Perseverance well
Bahamas Petroleum Company has signed a definitive contract with Stena Drilling so provide a drillship for its Perseverance #1 well,…
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Gulf Marine Services secures new vessel contracts
Dubai-based liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has been awarded new contracts for two vessels in its fleet. The company…
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Boskalis secures $35m dredging contracts in Finland
Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has been awarded contracts in Finland by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Port of Helsinki, and…
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Diana panamax gets new charter with Glencore
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed a new time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture for 2014-built ice class…
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Saipem seals framework agreement with Equinor
Saipem has signed a two-year frame agreement with Equinor covering engineering services worldwide encompassing feasibility and conceptual studies, FEED, detailed…
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Temasek unit comes in to save PIL
Former member of parliament SS Teo is likely to see his beleaguered Singaporean shipping line saved by a unit of…
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Maersk throws weight behind renewable methanol as a fuel of the future
Some of the biggest names across the Danish transport spectrum including Maersk are joining forces to produce sustainable fuels for…
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‘Don’t over think it. Shipping is simple’
Fifteen years into his career, Charlie Du Cane, commercial director at Mandarin Shipping, has just been provided with valuable advice…
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Wilson and Arkon strike deal to form European short sea shipping giant
Norway’s Wilson and Germany’s Arkon Shipping have signed a deal to form Europe’s largest short sea shipping company. The deal…
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